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Letters Patent No. 95,308, dated September 28, 1869.-

IMPROVEMENT IN MEASURING-FAUCETS.

The Schechde referred to in these Letters Patent and making part-of the-same.

To all whom it may concern:

New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in. Measuring-Faucets; and do hereby declare that the following" is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being bad to the accompanying drawing, making a part ofthis specification, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved faucet; Figure 2 is a plan view of the upper, end; Figure 3 is a broken vertical centralsection; 'higurcs 4 and 5 are a plan'view and a side elevation, respectively, in which is shown a'modiiicat-ion of the devices for operatingthe cock; and

Figure 6 is a side elevation, showing still another modification of said devices.

Letters of like name and kind refer to like parts in each of the figures. I

My ipvention'reiatcs to, a class of devices used for withdrawing, and, at the same time, measuring liquids from barrels and other reservoirs; and

It consists in the devices employed for operating the three-way cock from or by means of the plungerhandle, and, further, in the general construction and operation of the wholedevice.

' In the annexed drawing 7 A represents the cylinder, provided, at its upper end, with a cast-metal head, 'B,'and having its lower end closed by a disk, 0, secured to' and forming a part ofa three-way cock, 0..

The cylinder A is constructed of sheet metal, and hasin its front side a vertical opening, with a corresponding piece of glass, a, secured therein, through which the interior of said cylinder may be observed.

A plunger, 1), of usual-construction, packed with rubber, is fitted to said cylinder, and is operated by means of a rod, 19, secured thereto at its lower end, and passing upward to the centrd of the head 13, its upperend being provided with a cross-bar or handle, 0.

The cock 0 is provmcd witha lateral anda vertical branch, F and G, respectively, the opening through the latter of which extends upward through the disk 0 into the cylinder, while the plug H is made hollow, and provided with three-openings, h, h, and h, corresponding with those through said cock.

As thus constructed, the operation of this device is as follows:

The branch F being secured within a suitable open.-' ing in the reservoir or barrel, the plug is turned so as to bring the opening it opposite that through said branch, when the opening It will correspond with that passing into the cylinder, and the third opening, i,

will be directly opposite the branch F or against the solid portion of the cock, by which means a free communication is afi'orded between said reservoir and eyl-' Be it known that I, T. BRIGHAM Brsnor, of New York, in the county of New York, and in the State of inder, but not betweeir'either arid the open air, so that if the piston or plunger'D be drawn upward, the liquid contained in said reservoir will bedrawn into and fill said cylinder below the piston.

After the requisite quantity is drawn into the cyl-.

inder, the plug must be turned to the left, so as to bring the opening it opposite the opening into said cylinder, by which means the opening h" will correspond with that in the vertical branch, and permit the liquid to be forced out of said cylinder by pressing down the piston.

If desired to retainthe liquid within the cylinder, the plug should-be turned one-eighth of a revolution only, so as to close all the passages in the cock.

, In order that the quantity-drawn maybe gaugml, a scale may be provided upon the glass a, or upon the rod E, or a series of notches or stops may be provided upon different sides of the latter, and caused to engage with suitable adjustable detents, so as to check the upward motion of thepiston when it shall have drawn into the eylindcr the desired quantity.

In 1neasuring-faucets, as usually constructed, the operator is required to open and close the cock by means of the ordinary handle attached thereto, and by a separate and independent motion from that of drawing the liquid, all of which is objectionable, as it requires time and prevents accuracy.

To obviate these objections, and enable the entire operation to be performed by one handle, I construct :the rod E of square iron, and place loosely thereon an arm, I, which, while allowed to revolve freely with said rod, is retained in position vertically upon the head B by 'means of a screw, x, passing through a semicircular slot, 42, in, said arm and into said head.

Attached to the outer end of the arm I, is a cord or chai-n,'K, which passes in opposite directions over two pulleys, L and L, suitably pivoted within the ends of a bar, M, secured upon the heath-and from thence downward and around similar pulleys, Nand N, at the lower end of the cylinder, and has its ends attached to a segment, 0, secnred'radially upon the plug H.

As arranged, the plug may be revolved and the openings in the cock opened enclosed by turning the handle to the right or leftfthei advantages of which will be readily seen, it being only necessary for the operator to turn said handle 0 in one direction, so as to open communication between the reservoir and cylinder, raise the piston and fill said cylinder, and then, by turning said handle in an opposite direction, open the passage between the cylinder and the receivingvessel, so as to permit the liquid contained in the former to be forced into the latter by a downward motion of the handle and piston.

In figs. 4 and 5 is shown another means for operating the plug of the cock, consisting of a segment of a bevelled gear, P, secured to and forming a part of the arm I, the teeth of which mesh with those of a bevelled pinion, R, pivoted upon the front of the cylinder A, and cause said pinion to revolve upon its axis whenever the handle and rod 6 and E are turned in either direction.

.The chain K passes around a grooved pulley, 1), secured to the face of the -,pinion B, and from thence extends downward, and is connected to the plug H, as before.

In fig. 6 is shown another and a more simple and effective means for operating said plug.

As seen in the drawing, a grooved chain-wheel or pulley, S, is placed upon the rod E, and a similar pulley, .1, is secured to the plug H, while two similar but smaller pulleys, U U, are pivoted within the edge of the head B.

An endless chain, V, passing around the pulleys S and F, and over the small pulleys U'U, connects the former together, and insures a revolving motion of the plug, corresponding with that given to the rodE.

In order that all necessity for a'drip-pan may be avoided, and, at the same time, the dlippings caught andprevented from soiling the floor, a cupfll corresponding in size with the exterior of the branch G, is placed over its lower end, and held thereon by means of afrubber ring, X, placed within a corresponding groove in the surface of said branch.

The rubber being somewhat larger in outside diameter than the interiorof the cup, produces sniiicient friction to firmly retain said cup in place, while permitting its ready adj ustment to or removal from the branch.

The advantages possessed by, this device are, that while equally simple and effective, it enables the operator to withdraw, measure, and discharge liquids contained within a reservoir with greater ease and certainty than is possible bythe use of other devices, and that from the simplicity and strength of the several parts, great durability is secured.

Having thus fully set forth the nature and merits of my improvement,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. The devices employed for operating the plug II,

' consisting of the al m I, fitted loosely upon the rod E,

the cord or chain K, the pulleys L and N, and the segment 0, or their equivalents, shown in figs, 4, 5, and 6, snbstantiallyas shown and described.

2. Th within-described measuring-fauect, consist ing of the cylinder A, the head B, the three-way cock 0, provided with the branches F and G and the plug H, the piston or plunger 1), the rod E, provided with the handle 0, in combination with the above-described devices for operating the plug H, substantially as described and for the purpose specified.

' In testimony that I claim the tbregoing, I have hereunto set my hand, this 20th day of August, 1869.

' 'l. BRIGIIAIVI BiSHOl.

Vfitnesses:

Gno. S. lmxnnn, WILLIAM Fl'ron. 

